Amazing to kick off the new year at the Springburn parkrun! 🏃🏻‍♂️💨

Wishing a Guid New Year to one and all, from and Springburn-born legend Tom Weir and me 🎆

My office is now closed and will reopen on 5 January. Thanks to my team of staff who work so hard for Glasgow. My Christmas card design this year features Paddle Steamer Waverley along with a very special passenger bringing a precious cargo of gifts into Glasgow Harbour! 🎅 Merry Christmas! 🎄

GLASGOW 24 - EDINBURGH 12 🏉✌🏽

If you have a small business you're often at the mercy of events. @spotdesignmarket.bsky.social had their ceiling fall down this week so they have a pop-up at Shawlands Arcade. I popped by to pick up one of @nebopeklo.bsky.social's amazing prints and to show them solidarity on #smallbusinesssaturday

Thousands of families have had their funeral savings taken from them Meanwhile greedy directors have looted £3 million in dividends @paulsweeney.bsky.social and I will hold the Minister to account on his commitment fb.watch/DtJYmRZqmH/

💯 “The electoral system is at breaking point now, because we're in this multi-party system, because of political fragmentation.” 🎙️ @alexsobel.co.uk, chair of the @appgfairelections.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk #CrossQuestion

Great to speak at the @coopparty.party.coop conference with @paulsweeney.bsky.social and Victoria Desmond about mental health and why we must reject politics that pits people against each other. A fair society means standing together, not stepping on others to get ahead!

Over the last week, the Centre has been out in communities across Scotland: from Ullapool to the UofG campus, from schools to the SEC’s The Rest is Politics live show on Saturday night 💫 Thanks to @kirstymcneill.bsky.social, @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social, Annie Wells & @paulsweeney.bsky.social!

🏫 We had a great morning having #PoliticalConversations with S5 and S6 students at John Paul Academy in Glasgow! A big thank you to MSPs Annie Wells and @paulsweeney.bsky.social for speaking and taking questions 🙌 @uofgsocsci.bsky.social @uofgsps.bsky.social

"There is simply no sign of a fiscal catastrophe from the 'Boriswave'. Recent migrants are very likely to be employed, paying tax and seem to be contributing to British society..it will help, rather than hurt, Britain’s fiscal position." Analysis by @lgilbert.co ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...

I visited the Lady Haig Poppy Factory in Edinburgh this morning to collect my wreaths ahead of Remembrance Sunday

Loco Home members Kat and Iain welcomed @paulsweeney.bsky.social to their home in October. This has became a living example of how even Scotland’s older housing stock can be transformed into a warm, efficient and low-carbon home. Read our full blog post here: locohome.coop/2025/10/visit-...

20 years ago today, Dresden's Frauenkirche was reconsecrated after years of reconstruction. Last Sunday, Coventry's Bishop Sophie Jelley gave a sermon marking 🇬🇧🇩🇪 reconciliation 80 years after the Frauenkirche was destroyed. Dresden and Coventry have been twinned since 1959.

Important contributions during Stage 3 Land Reform Bill debate tonight from @markruskell.bsky.social on the damaging impact of local land monopolies in Kenmore and Tongue, Mercedes Villalba on island monopolies and depopulation and @paulsweeney.bsky.social on the urgent need for urban land reform

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Exciting news that ensures the future of the world's tallest cinema and one of Glasgow's most loved venues. I have been in touch with the Director of Omniplex Cinemas, John Paul Anderson over the last few months to support their first venture into our city. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The select committee report on the asylum hotel shambles highlights a point I made repeatedly - the absurd gimicks pursued by the last govt like Rwanda took resources away from running the actual system properly.

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Paul Sweeney MSP directly challenged the Scottish Government’s stance, questioning why ministers had failed to engage with the UK’s National Shipbuilding Strategy despite Scotland hosting the bulk of the industry. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/sweeney-slam...

Scottish Labour MSP Paul Sweeney has urged the development of a long-term strategy to sustain shipbuilding in Scotland, warning against the “feast and famine” cycles that have historically plagued the industry. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/sweeney-call...

Labour MSP Paul Sweeney pressed the Scottish Government to adopt new measures, but Business Minister Richard Lochhead limited his response to highlighting existing support and ongoing discussions. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=62609

To defeat Reform UK, Labour must embrace investment in critical infrastructure, Paul Sweeney MSP has warned, adding that the UK economy was being ‘sabotaged’ by a lack of state investment.

Scottish Labour MSP Paul Sweeney has questioned whether the Scottish Government will instruct CMAL to disregard any bids from Chinese shipyards. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/scottish-gov...

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A pleasure to visit Kat and Iain’s gas free home with @paulsweeney.bsky.social Supported to upgrade their Victorian terraced house by @locohome.bsky.social with ScotGov grant and loan. Result - warm, healthy home, lower energy use, emissions slashed, local supply chains supported.

My post-advice surgery chips and gravy ritual in the Springcafe - it transports me back to the old Springburn Shopping Centre City Bakeries after the swimming as a wee guy!

Good doorknocking session in Dennistoun with Cllr McDougall. Nice to have such positive feedback on the work we've done to help people in the community and a few more issues were raised about private factors. The Buffalo Bill statue marks the spot where he performed in 1891! 🦬

🔥“Oligarch enterprises have taken control of so much of the key industrial infrastructure of this country.” @paulsweeney.bsky.social nailing it at our joint Labour Conference panel event with @labourlist.bsky.social. #lab25

Good morning from the Great Scottish Run! 🏃🏻‍♂️💨

🚨 NEW: Back electoral reform to embed ‘progressive majority’ and thwart Farage, Starmer urged Without electoral reform, the country could face a “horrendous scenario” leading to the “extinction of the United Kingdom”, @paulsweeney.bsky.social has warned Story ⤵️ www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/09...

“We can build the future that the United Kingdom has consistently voted for. We can build a system in which every vote really matters. It’s time for us to do it, together.” 💬 @paulsweeney.bsky.social 🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab25

Labour MSP @paulsweeney.bsky.social at electoral reform conference fringe: “We need to be aware of the long term prospects for our nation, and build a system of politics in this country that reflects the structural, progressive majority that truly exists in this country.” @labour4pr.bsky.social

200 years ago today, the first passenger train ran between Stockton and Darlington. Six years later, Scotland’s first railway service began on the Garnkirk & Glasgow Railway. It passed through Springburn, which soon became the world's biggest centre of locomotive manufacturing.

Out in Dennistoun today

The Fabians thing is hilarious. Probably the first time a conspiracy has genuinely made me laugh out loud.

📣TOMORROW!📣 A great panel to discuss how 'challenger' parties, including Reform, are presenting a pro-public ownership agenda and how Labour could respond. @cathobbs @markdrakeford @paulsweeneymsp @emmeburnell @luketryl

You won't want to miss this! A great panel to discuss how 'challenger' parties, including Reform, are presenting a pro-public ownership agenda and how Labour could respond. @cathobbs @markdrakeford @paulsweeneymsp @emmeburnell @luketryl

I've written about the committee hearing on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/paulshaw... Support from @patrickharvie.bsky.social and @paulsweeney.bsky.social on the day was hugely appreciated, if only their colleagues on the committee could share their ambition.

4/13 📢How can Labour defeat Reform—and is greater public ownership the answer? Join LabourList and @weownit.org.uk to see how Labour can craft a national narrative of popular change. Featuring @emmaburnell.bsky.social, @cathobbs.bsky.social, @luketryl.bsky.social and @paulsweeney.bsky.social.

You won't want to miss this. A great panel to discuss how 'challenger' parties, including Reform, are presenting a pro-public ownership agenda and how Labour could respond. @cathobbs @markdrakeford @paulsweeneymsp @emmeburnell @luketryl

My free historical walking tour of Springburn Park and Springburn Winter Gardens is back for Doors Open Day this Saturday at 1pm - meeting at the park gates on Broomfield Road. There's also a public meeting at 4pm on Sunday in the Springburn Auditorium shed about the plan to restore Winter Gardens

The Argyle ash's #TreeOfTheYear bid caused numerous members of a Glasgow family diaspora to find each other from as far away as Australia. Tree of the Year voting closes on Friday. 👉 buff.ly/6fnECuq @paulsweeney.bsky.social @lostglasgow.bsky.social @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social 🧵1/2

We were delighted to have a motion submitted in the Scottish Parliament last week by Mark Griffin MSP, supported by Paul Sweeney MSP in support of our work with separated families and veterans. You can read the full motion here - www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

Scottish Labour MSP Paul Sweeney has pressed ministers to ensure that steel from Scotland is used in the landmark deal to build five Type 26 frigates for Norway. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/call-to-revi...

Mainstream is a network for everyone in the Labour Party and labour movement who wants to develop and champion the vision, policy, and strategy we need to transform the country - and win in 2029. Become a member today: mainstreamlabour.org/get-involved

Just announced! Norway will acquire Type 26 Frigates, to be built in Glasgow. It is the biggest shipbuilding export deal in British history. It'll sustain thousands of jobs at Glasgow shipyards for years to come. Thanks to all those who worked hard to win it ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norway-picks...

Just announced! Norway will acquire Type 26 Frigates, to be built in Glasgow. It is the biggest shipbuilding export deal in British history. It'll sustain thousands of jobs at Glasgow shipyards for years to come. Thanks to all those who worked hard to win it ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norway-picks...

🏘️It has been over a year since a Labour motion in the Scottish Parliament forced the SNP to declare a housing emergency. 📉Yet, the number of affordable homes being built has actually fallen. My column in the @glasgowtimes.bsky.social 👇

4/12 📢What can Labour do to defeat Reform—and is greater public ownership the answer? Join LL and @weownit.org.uk to explore how Labour can craft a national narrative of popular change. Featuring LabourList’s own @emmaburnell.bsky.social, @cathobbs.bsky.social, and @paulsweeney.bsky.social.